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1 THE wish GIVER BY BILL BRITTAIN Guide by Dr. Betty Powers Francis READING RIGHT 2005, 1989 THE wish GIVER Synopsis Four people receive a special card at the fair guaranteed to grant them one wish . But the wishes do not turn out the way each had hoped. Polly wants people to pay attention to her and smile when they see her.

2 After making her wish she begins to croak like a frog whenever she starts to be angry and say unkind words. People are paying lots of attention and not only are they smiling at her they are laughing at her. She is unhappy with her wish . The second person, Rowena Jervis, wishes the traveling sales person she has a crush on would put down roots, that is settle in her town. Poor Henry Piper does just that. He cannot move his foot and roots begin to grow out of his shoes and into the ground. With each passing day he looks more like a tree and less like a man.

3 Rowene quickly discovers that the manners he puts on to sale his wares are only surface deep. Adam is the third person in the story that gets his wish . Adam lives on a farm with his family. But the farm has one problem; it doesn t have any water on it. So Adam has to drive to the creek to get water for the family. He wish seems harmless enough as he wishes for water. The water, however, never stops and soon his family has to move off the flooded far. One man has not made his wish thinking that it was nonsense.

4 So the other three appeal to him to wish their wishes and troubles away. The unwanted wishes change each of the people so that they are better for their experiences. THE wish GIVER Lesson 1 Pages 1 - 31 1. Who is telling the story? A. A narrator B. Thaddeus Blinn C. Stewart Meade 2. Find a figure of speech on page twenty(c) five. Write it down and tell to which of the five senses it appeals. 3. What age do you think Stew Meat is? List at least one clue that helped you make that decision.

5 4. What does the idiom, "..gone fuzzy in the head," mean? 5. What time of the day was it when Polly made her wish ? A. Early evening B. Late at night C. Early in the morning 6. Why do you think Polly wants to make friends with Agatha and Eunice? 7. Describe Lenora and Leland's way of getting Polly to stop complaining. 8. Describe what would you do to stop someone from complaining? THE wish GIVER Lesson 2 Pages 32 - 71 1. You could say one characteristic of Polly is: A.

6 Her hair is too curly B. She complains a lot C. She didn't have any friends 2. How did the first part of Polly's wish come true? ("I'm wishing that people will pay attention to me, and smile when they see me." ) 3. Find and write down one of the comparisons the author uses to appeal to the reader's sense of sight. 4. What does "riled mean? 5. Which of the following events happened last? A. Polly called Agatha dumb. B. Polly complained about the burnt toast.

7 C. Polly got angry with the boys on the swings. 6. What do you think is causing Polly to croak like a frog? 7. Do you think Polly's mother, Mrs. Kemp, likes Agatha and Eunice? Explain your answer. 8. Why does Polly feel like she doesn't want Agatha and Eunice for friends after all? THE wish GIVER Lesson 3 Pages 72 - 110 1. This section of the book is primarily about: A. Henry Piper B. Rowena Jervis C. Sam Waxman 2. Roots has two different meanings. When Rowena wished Henry would put down roots she meant: What really happened was: 3.

8 Why doesn't Henry want Rowena to get help for him? 4. What does "gawking mean? 5. Do you think Sam Waxman likes Henry Piper? Explain you answer. 6. Describe the type of person you think Henry Piper is? 7. Why do you think Sam is being so helpful to Rowena? THE wish GIVER Lesson 4 Pages 111 - 147 1. How did Henry know so much about travel in foreign countries? A. He traveled a lot B. He belonged to a travel club C. He read travel brochures 2. Why hasn't anyone come to look for the missing Henry Piper yet?

9 3. Adam's farm doesn't have something. What is it missing? A. Water B. Crops C. Flowers 4. What is a dowser? 5. Number the following in the correct order. ____ Adam wished for water. ____ Adam went to the crick to get water. ____ Uncle Poot came to look for water. ____ Adam starts to make a fence for his mother's flowers. 6. Why doesn't Adam like hauling the water from the crick to his house? 7. The other wishes created new problems instead of fixing old ones. Describe what you think will happen to Adam's wish ?

10 THE wish GIVER Lesson 5 Pages 147 - 181 1. Why are Adam and his family moving from their farm? 2. Underline the characteristics that describe Mr. Fiske. Hardworking Clumsy Unkind Good sense of humor 3. Write down one of the slang words or idioms used, and the page you found it on. Then give the meaning as it is used in the story. Example: "..gets her dander up, page 179, means to get angry. 4. The events in the story happen in: A. Less than a week B. More than a week but less than a month C.